• Irish Tracks of the Week – 27th September

    September 27, 2024 - By 

    Dive into the very best Irish releases of the week, featuring Silverbacks’ latest, the debut single by Dose, a new double A-Side by Joshua Burnside, Cork levellers Dankenstoned’s Bongster, the return of Overhead, The Albatross, and more Silverbacks – Giving Away An Inch Of Dose – Cuckoo Joshua Burnside – Marching’ Round the Ladies / The Good Life Dankenstoned’s Bongster – Melter Melter by Dankenstoned's Bongster Overhead, The Albatross – This Is Like Love Ahmed, With Love. – Yes, Of Course. Affection to Rent – If We Fall

  • Line-up for Quiet Lights 2024 Announced

    September 25, 2024 - By 

    It’s been a real joy seeing Quiet Lights shine a light on both Irish and International folk, traditional, and experimental music over the last few years. Six years on from its debut outing, the festival returns in November with its strongest programme to date. Returning to Cork City across 21-24th November, this year’s line-up features a host of long-time TTA favourites, among them Elaine Howley and Rachael Lavelle, who will perform a double-header, as well as Joshua Burnside, Aoife Wolf, Cormorant Tree Oh, Lemoncello, Mohammad Syfkhan and Ana Palindrome. The inclusion of The Tan Jackets, Lisa Hanigan, Cormac Begley, and Muireann…

  • The Mary Wallopers Announce ‘7 Drunken Nights’ Irish Tour

    August 20, 2024 - By 

    It’s surely true what they say about rest and the wicked: the seemingly interminably on-tour Mary Wallopers have just announced a massive Irish tour for December. 7 Drunken Nights is the latest run on home turf for the brothers Hendy and co., including four dates at Vicar Street and their biggest Belfast show to date, at the SSE Arena. The band will also stop off in Killarney and Cork along the way. Behold the full dates and information, as well as the tour’s rather fetching poster, below. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on Friday, 23rd August. Sign up to…

  • Monday Mixtape: Nation of Language

    August 12, 2024 - By 

    Ahead of their outdoor show on 27th August at Collins Barracks in Dublin, New York-based new wave trio Nation of Language take us through a thoughful selection of tracks that have left a lasting impression on them, from Kraftwerk to Yo La Tengo. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Electricity This song kind of has to lead things off because it’s the song that made me start this band (specifically the DinDisc version). This song had played a lot during my early childhood in our house, but then after years and years it came on in the car driving around…